Sentences with phrase «containing synthetic plastic»

Residents should note there are comparable personal care and cosmetic products containing natural materials like ground almonds, pumice, and oatmeal that provide the same effects as products containing synthetic plastic microbeads.

Not exact matches

BPA, the synthetic estrogen, is used to soften the plastic that lines the can; colas contain caramel coloring shown to cause cancer in humans; and citrus - flavored sodas contain BVO, a flame retardant used in rocket fuel that may reduce fertility and negatively affect thyroid hormones.

Ragas says compost probably doesn't contribute as much plastic to the environment as other sources, such as sewage treatment plant sludge, which contains polyester debris from clothes washers, and runoff from streets, which can be loaded with particles of synthetic rubber used in tires.

But boxed wine may have an environmental dark side: Some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain Bisphenol - A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that has been in use for four decades to strengthen plastic food containers and other items but recently has been linked to a range of human health problems.

Pediatrician Barbara Cromer of Case Western Reserve University notes that many pesticides and plastics contain synthetic estrogens, and that cattle fattened with estrogen have up to five times as much of it in their tissue as do untreated cattle.

Many types of synthetic fiber clothing also contain plastics and plastic chemicals.

Yup, they do not contain synthetics like rayon or viscose, chlorine, wood pulp or plastics.

I am offered a glass (not plastic, he's very anti-plastic, which he says contains synthetic hormones) of alkaline water made in a machine that «acts on the water like a mountain brook» by making the molecules more absorbable.

Conventional sanitary pads contain myriad toxic chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers that sit against the permeable skin of the vulva for days every month.

Many non-BPA plastics also contain synthetic estrogens.

The BIG problem with BPA is that it has been found to be a known source of synthetic hormones like oestrogen, and that plastics containing it can break down easily, especially when they are washed, heated or stressed in any way, allowing the chemical to leach into the food or water it is in contact with allowing it to enter the human body.

While it is impossible to avoid phthalates completely, we can drastically decrease our exposure by avoiding plastics to the best of our ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever possible (to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).

In 1907 the first fully synthetic plastic was invented, meaning it contained no particles that naturally occurred in nature.

The idea behind Guppy Friend is to contain synthetic clothing within a mesh bag that lets in soapy water while trapping any plastic fibers that are loosened during the wash.